Charles Knight [ed.] — London

London, Charles Knight and Co. 1841-1844. First edition. Leather. The complete first edition of this heavily illustrated history of London by Charles Knight. First edition. Complete in six volumes. Uniformly bound in straight-grain morocco.Illustrated throughout the set with a title page vignette and numerous engraved vignettes throughout the text. Volume I contains an engraved frontispiece. With a hand-typed slip on London's "Shoe Black Brigade", loosely inserted into Vol I.A terrific collection of articles and essays on London, its history, people and architecture. Many writings are provided by this work's editor Charles Knight, as well as J. Saunders, G. L. Craik, G. Dodd, J. R. Planche and J. Bowman, among others. With explorations of Westminster Hall, the Squares of London, The National Gallery, Churches, London fires, Strawberry Hill, and much more. Knight was an English publisher, editor and author who published and contributed to works such as The Penny Magazine, The Penny Cyclopaedia and The English Cyclopaedia.  Uniformly bound in straight-grain morocco. Externally, with wear to the extremities, notably to the edges and spines. With damp stains and spots to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spotting concentrated to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .